Metro
Girl, 14, raped to death in Ogun
A 14-year-old teenage secondary school pupil was raped to death in Ogun state.
It was learnt that her corpse was found three days after with some of her personal effects in an uncompleted building in the area.
When reporters visited the deceased’s residence identified as Fathia Ojewoye in Agbeloba-Oriyonrin area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, it was gathered that she was initially declared missing last Wednesday.
According to reports, the deceased’s mother had separated from her husband.
When the sad mother of the deceased was approached, she asked to be left alone.
She, however, vowed to ensure that the killer(s) of Fathia, whom she gave birth to while in secondary school, was brought to justice.
A source in the area told our correspondent that Fathia was sent on an errand by her mother to refill the gas cylinder around the area, but she did not return home.
The teenager was reported to have been last seen with a young man, while she was going to the gas station.
The young man, who lives around the area, was said to have run away, apparently to avoid arrest.
She was reportedly defiled in a brutal way and later murdered by the yet-to-be-identified person(s).
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.
Oyeyemi said an investigation into the brutal killing of the teenager had commenced.
He gave an assurance that the command would ensure that the perpetrators were apprehended soon.
The police spokesman said the corpse had been deposited in the morgue of the State Hospital, Sokenu, Abeokuta.
Oyeyemi added that arrangement was being made to conduct an autopsy on the corpse.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Child Protection Network, a coalition of non-governmental and civil society organisations, has condemned the incident.
The network, in a statement by its Coordinator, Alfred Soleye, expressed shock over the brutal murder of Fathia.
It urged the police to carry out detailed investigation and accurate forensics on exhibits recovered from the crime scene to ensure that the perpetrators were brought to justice.
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